Missing fisherman’s boat found west of Waianae, search for 61-year-old continues

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Missing fisherman’s boat found west of Waianae, search for 61-year-old continues

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Coast Guard says part of a missing fisherman’s boat was found on Sunday, about 18 miles west of Waianae.

The Coast Guard is continuing to search for an overdue boater west of Oahu.

Officials said a good Samaritan found a partially sunken vessel matching the description of the missing man’s boat west of Waianae at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday.

Friends of the missing man arrived on scene and confirmed the vessel was his boat. The individuals righted the boat and towed it to Waianae Small Boat Harbor.

Search crews are continuing efforts to locate the missing man.

Missing is a 61-year-old man who departed on a fishing trip early Wednesday morning and was reportedly fishing near the Waianae coast off the southwest side of Oahu around noon Wednesday.

Coast Guard says the man was fishing aboard a 19-foot vessel with a white hull, pink trim, and twin outboard engines.

Search efforts began after Coast Guard Sector Honolulu command center watchstanders received notification at 2:15 p.m. Thursday from the harbormaster of Waianae Small Boat Harbor that the man’s truck and trailer were still at the boat ramp.

Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point airplane crew and a Dolphin helicopter crew, a Coast Guard Station Honolulu 45-foot Response Boat, and the crew of fast response cutter.

A Navy airplane crew with Navy Command Task Force-32 on Marine Corps Base Hawaii also assisted with the search.

Anyone with information that may assist in search efforts should contact the Coast Guard on VHF-FM channel 16 or call the Sector Honolulu command center at 1-800-552-6458.

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